Historic Painting: “The Choice of the Bride” by Konstantin Makovsky, 1886.
This beautiful picture depicts a bride show in the 17th century, whereby a Tsar chose his consort.
Latest
Behind the Scenes: Canberra, Liner Too Late.
Strange synchronicity: Finishing an antiwar novel in a time of war.
War is a toy for stupid and feeble-minded leaders.
Judgment from on high? The strange stories of Richard Nixon’s aerial assailants.
Past imperfect: In defense of “Back to the Future, Part II.”
Historic Photo: Patrick Street, Cork, Ireland, about 1900.
The Verge
Historic Painting: “The Choice of the Bride” by Konstantin Makovsky, 1886.
This beautiful picture depicts a bride show in the 17th century, whereby a Tsar chose his consort.
Behind the Scenes: Canberra, Liner Too Late.
Strange synchronicity: Finishing an antiwar novel in a time of war.
War is a toy for stupid and feeble-minded leaders.
Judgment from on high? The strange stories of Richard Nixon’s aerial assailants.
Past imperfect: In defense of “Back to the Future, Part II.”
Historic Photo: Patrick Street, Cork, Ireland, about 1900.
The Outer Garden
My history with a tragedy: How TWA Flight 800 taught me about critical thinking.
My own history with the terrible 1996 tragedy is a complicated and difficult one.
Photo: A beautiful dawn on an ordinary winter day.
Interiors: Den at “Slabsides,” John Burroughs’s rustic cabin, West Park, New York.
Fire off Long Island: The S.S. Lexington disaster.
A timely warning: The prophetic words of Rutherford B. Hayes.
Year’s end: The best of the Garden in 2025.
Have a wonderful Christmas!
The Inner Garden
Behind the Scenes: TWA, The Rise & Fall.
My latest video delves into the history of one of America's most iconic airlines, now long vanished.
It’s Not Love, Actually: Watch me do an about-face on the world’s worst Christmas movie.
Behind the Scenes: China’s Long Revolution, 1900-1950.
Behind the Scenes: Brazil in the World Wars.
Searching for a story: A look at my chaotic writing process.
Behind the Scenes: The American Revolution, In Its Own Words.
